เมล็ด

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *m.lecᴰ (“grain”). Cognate with Lao ເມັດ (met), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, Lü ᦵᦙᧆ (med), Tai Dam ꪣꪲꪒ, Shan မဵတ်ႉ (mâ̰et). Doublet of เม็ด (mét) and เล็ด (lét).

Pronunciation
Orthographicเมล็ด
e m l ˘ ɗ
Phonemic
มะ-เล็ด
m a – e l ˘ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonmá-lét
Royal Institutema-let
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.let̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

เมล็ด • (má-lét)

  1. seed, grain, bean, tiny piece
    เมล็ดกาแฟ
    má-lét gaa-fɛɛ
    coffee bean(s)
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